The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-25

ordinary advantages we possess. But
il is being discovered that even Nor
monism takes on shapes at e distance
that closer inspection causes to dis
appear. And here | wish it distinctly
understood that | desire in no way to
interfere WITH or touch the political or
religious issues OF our community l
desire my remarks to be understood
solely as bearing upon our external
social life, our civil; exist nee, so TO
speak. There are those East, as | SAID
before, W ose prejudlces and distorted
Imagination clotne our citizens in cos
TUNES different from the garb OF
American citizens elsewhere, aud peo-
pie our beautiful cities and valleys
with rutfians aud desp radoes. Do not
think thIs is exaggeration. Absurd as
1t seems | can personally vOuch to"1ts
truth. What wonder, then, that Ee, haY
been ign red; that cities, M tr0p'ittan
in character and appsaraSe have
sprung up around Us the most favored
of which old not possess a urhe of our
natural advantsgesl BIT q new future
is CD ned to US. The Chamber Of Com
MERGE Is educating outsiders more cor
rectIV in regard TO our g .Jual condition,
and importing at h,me q better under
standing of the possibilities OF cur sur
roundings. We are learning what is
needed to insure our future prosperity;
We have discovered our wants, and are
IA king Efforts TO supply them. Our
American communities are not built
from within. re have plenty Of IN
broken soil N Utah. and vast re sources
that Can become available only through
outside capital. Our iuhabIiants are
for the most part, pioneers, being in
debged for their possessions to their
own energy and intelligence. Their
original business has grown, and Desu
developed, but remains the same In
character and vita increasing cares
they are forced TO let Others ent upon
the newer Fl Ids of investments which
are being opened.
Conmu lilies are not unlike indiVid
uals in their conCeits. There are sOme
b Isiness men and men occupying local
positions who proudly imasine tina
their fame has spread far and wide, and
that they need no trumpet to make
known to the world their talents ana
resources. 1t does not occur to them in
their self esteem that q hundred Mules
from the scene of their operations,
others may be more famous tn N they.
it conc els a great many unknowE
resources and uulim ted attractions
may be mum bered amongst them. We
want people to know US as We are, On
not as they suppose Us to be, and " en
we become so known surprise aud u -.
miration will succeed to the inditf rene
with which We hsve en- consid FED III
the past. The ignorance and prejudiceS
of thousands have already been DIS
PEELED through the efforts of the ham
Der OF Commerce aud ere Rn0th. sea
son has elapsed tens of thousands will
have visited US 10 verify the accounts
Of our resources received by them for
the first time. From every side now
comes the announcement that tn out
side world Is growing Interested Salt
Lake. only hope that this lnrerest
will bring Us citizens who will finq moe
than town lots Ia which to speculate.
Oar people do not need or desire real
sstate boom" WHAT they need Is the
Development of the vast resources hid
den In our mountains. And TOW proud
We can feel at being able to say that the
resources aud attractions of our Terri
tory are uuequalled in abundance and
Variety in anv State Of the Union. Oar
mountains have not been much pros
pected but the immigration to the West
has become an incentive under which
new discoveries are being constantly
made. Everyone is surprised q the
showing whtch Utah can ALREADY make
"a showing which. in our incipient de-
can not De excelled by any
Of our neighbOring States or Terri
tories.
As to what our resources are, can
do no better than to refer you 10 the
last report of our Governor published
ia the organ of the Chamber of Com
MERGE, the Journal of Commerce, a synop-
sis of which as herewith submitted [
request you to publish for
the Information Of strangers.
am not an enthusiast, bat feel con-
vinced from the facts and figures sub
mi, ted 10 me as Secretary OF the Cham
Der OF Commerce. that Salt Lake ere
many years, will have no rival be-
tween the Missouri River and the
Pacific 1t is out of sucn resources as
W. possess that nations have been bui t.
We only need to make these resources
known, and capital and population will
flow towards US. If the Atlantic
bounded the West instead of the Pacific,
the East would become a graveyard,
but our boundless wealth of raw ma
terials, the rich treasures of our noun
talns and our incompatible climate are
depopulating the crowded
Eat and twenty years will do more for
Us than has been done in t.e me
leng n of time for the plains of Kansas,
Texas, Iowa and Nebraska.
The number of travellers to the Pacifi;
Coast during the month of November
would make a metropolitan city. and
this tide is eonstantly ebbing westward
and Salt Lake has every assurance of
being visited by multitudes next spring
and summer. Let them come ana ex
anime our surroundings, and they will
ind Salt Lake too attractive to chang
for an eastern home.
NJ. J. FoRHAE.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
SALT LAKE CITY.